For many years, I'd been eyeballing fountains and water features for our yard. Once, I read an article about hummingbirds bobbing their bellies in bubble style fountains, so that visual played a part in my search. We already had a wall fountain, but the water drops from a spout far too fast for most bird's comfort. Most fountains that I found where too contemporary, too expensive or too large. Sounds like I'm telling a 'Goldielock's' story, however it felt more like a 'Needle in a Hay Stack' story, for me.

Finally! On a trip to Lowe's Home Improvement we stumbled upon one cute little fountain that met all my requirements. Aesthetically, it matched my other larger wall fountain, as both had a European feel. It was priced under $200, had two tiers and a bubbler. Best part, it featured two statued children that reminded me of our grand-kids. It was adorable. However, there's no way I could justify another present for myself after we just celebrated Christmas. Oh well.

We didn't leave the store with the fountain and I was heading out of town, so I tried to put it out of my mind. Several days past, work was chaos and I had to get packed. Honestly, I forgot about how cute the little fountain was and just focused on life. Next thing I know, my husband surprised me with a big box at the door! I don't ask for many things and when he sees my eyes light up, well, he just knows.